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Tuesday 4 August 2009
HTC may cooperate with MediaTek to target low-cost smartphone market, say sources
It is possible that High Tech Computer (HTC), in an attempt to enter the low-cost smartphone market, will cooperate with MediaTek for price-competitive handset IC solutions and to...
Monday 3 August 2009
MediaTek meets SMIC for partnership, say sources
MediaTek chairman Tsai Ming-Kai has recently talked with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) CEO Richard Chang in Shanghai, China for future cooperation,...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
MediaTek to source power amplifiers from SST
Handset chipmaker MediaTek is likely to source power amplifiers (PAs) from Silicon Storage Technology (SST), in addition to Skyworks, according to sources at IC distributors.
Friday 24 July 2009
TSMC, UMC see good order visibility for networking, handset chips, sources say
Atheros, Realtek Semiconductor and Qualcomm have seen strong demand for networking and handset chips, driving order volumes at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and...
Thursday 23 July 2009
Handset chipset solution providers seeing short lead-time orders again
Most handset chipset solution providers around the globe are experiencing a new wave of short lead-time orders as branded handset players anticipate a 30% sequential growth in the...
Wednesday 22 July 2009
MediaTek expected to obtain licenses from Qualcomm, Microsoft in 3Q09
MediaTek is expected to sign licensing agreements with Qualcomm and Microsoft for WCDMA applications and smartphones respectively by the end of third-quarter 2009, according to a...
Monday 20 July 2009
MediaTek to ship 100 million handset chips in 3Q09, says paper
MediaTek's handset chip shipments are expected to reach 100 million units in the third quarter, hitting the company's record, and topping 350 million units in 2009, according to industry...
Monday 20 July 2009
MediaTek asks component suppliers to increase 3Q09 inventories
MediaTek has requested component makers, including Yuantonix and Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT), to make sure they have sufficient inventories to meet strong handset...
Tuesday 7 July 2009
MediaTek deal with Qualcomm reportedly to be finalized shortly
Recent reports in Taiwan's Chinese-language press have recently claimed that MediaTek is close to signing a WCDMA licensing deal with Qualcomm, but the Taiwan-based IC designer described...
Monday 22 June 2009
MediaTek sales expected to be driven by WCDMA, TD-SCDMA in 2H09
MediaTek's 3G chip product lines - TD-SCDMA and WCDMA chips - are expected to start volume shipments by the end of the third quarter and drive company revenues for the second half...
Wednesday 10 June 2009
MediaTek says guidance for 2Q09 unchanged
MediaTek said it currently has no plan to revise its revenue guidance for the second quarter, despite a positive outlook given by market watchers. The handset chipmaker earlier projected...
Tuesday 26 May 2009
MediaTek eyeing China white-box notebook market
MediaTek, following its success tapping the white-box handset market in China, is planning to promote its TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, GPS and Bluetooth chips and other handset IC solutions to...
Thursday 21 May 2009
Broadcom emerging as first-tier baseband supplier, says Strategy Analytics
Cellular baseband revenues are not yet significant for Broadcom, and thus, the company may have to continue its aggressive acquisition strategy in order to build a product range and...
Tuesday 19 May 2009
MediaTek May revenues expected to fall 10-15% on month
MediaTek is expected to see its May revenues drop by 10-15% to NT$8.3-8.7 billion from its second-highest monthly level of NT$9.79 billion (US$297.59 million) in April due to concentrated...
Friday 8 May 2009
Pixart, Elan, ESMT may benefit from MediaTek smartphone chip solutions
Pixart Imaging, Elan Microelectronics and Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) are expected to support MediaTek's smartphone handset chip solutions with specific product lines,...